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Two Robberies Within Hours at Forest Hills Subway Station, Police Say

By Ewa Kern-Jedrychowska | April 21, 2015 1:54pm
 There were two robberies at the 71st/Continental Avenue subway station on Apr. 19, police said.
There were two robberies at the 71st/Continental Avenue subway station on Apr. 19, police said.
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QUEENS — A group of men strangled a man and stole his iPhone 6 and wallet at a Forest Hills subway station Sunday morning — one of two robberies that occurred in the station within two hours, police said.

The two incidents appear unrelated, officials said.

In the first case, the 21-year-old victim got off an E train at the 71st-Continental Avenue subway station at roughly 3 a.m., when a group of men followed him up the stairs.

One suspect put him in a chokehold until he lost consciousness, police said. When the victim awoke, he discovered his iPhone 6 and wallet carrying $80 missing, police said.

In the second robbery, a 25-year-old man was robbed after getting into an argument with two strangers outside the station on the corner of 71st Avenue and Queens Boulevard at approximately 4:40 a.m., police said.

It wasn't clear what the dispute was about, but at some point, all three men went down into the station and one suspect swiped $200 from the victim's pocket, police said.

The group then returned to the street and continued fighting near the station. The suspects fled, leaving the victim with a cut on his face, police said.

The two incidents seemed unrelated, officials said.